Roaming tariffs may go down in EUFebruary 28, 2012 - 16:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It could soon cost less to use mobile phones when traveling abroad in the European Union. According to BBC, MEPs have voted Feb 28 for a significant cut in the price companies can charge for calls and texts and - for the first time ever - to introduce a maximum fee for data usage. It's the latest in a long running effort by EU officials to increase competition in the single market when it comes to mobile roaming. The committee of MEPs says it wants staged cuts so, by 1 July 2014, operators won't be able to charge roaming customers any more than 15 cents (12p) a minute to make a call; 5 cents (4p) to send a text; and 20 cents a megabyte (16p) for data. EU officials say previous attempts to introduce price measures have failed to spark competition between operators. Currently, the limit on what can be charged for making a call is around 30p and sending a text about 9p. However, there's no cap on what companies can charge per megabyte for data. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |